Police offer reward in pawn shop gun theft

Officials with the Siloam Springs police said a $1,000 reward is being offered for any information regarding the burglary that took place at M&M Pawn Shop Tuesday.

Police say someone broke into M&M Pawn Shop in Siloam Springs, and the suspect(s) stole approximately 35 guns including handguns, shotguns and rifles.

"It's a concern, and it should be for everyone in this town," David Clark said.

According to the police report, the burglar broke one of the windows at the pawn shop and removed the protective metal gate.

"I'm not aware of the guns that got stolen, but you're talking several thousand dollars easily," Ronnie Scott said.

He's the district manager of Big Brothers Pawn. They have four stores in Northwest Arkansas, and one of them is just across the street from M&M Pawn Shop.

"If any of those guns from across the street come over here, that person will get caught," Scott said.

That's because pawn shops are required to keep a log of the guns and all the serial numbers. Scott said they've never been robbed or burglarized, possibly because they have a state-of-the-art security system.

"You could break the glass, but you've have a hard time getting through the bars, and the alarm is going to sound when the glass breaks, which is going to alert the local police, and they'll be here," Scott said.

40/29 News spoke with one of the M&M Pawn Shop workers, but she did not want to talk about the burglary and would not tell us how much the guns were worth.

Anyone with information should call Siloam Springs police.

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